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CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2017 · Paper 2 · Question 2(a)

An environmental science student proposed a sustainable agriculture model (Figure 1) involving hanging pots and a tyre containing sharp sand, manually irrigated daily with fertilizer solution and flushed weekly.

Discuss THREE advantages of using the device shown in Figure 1.

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  1. 2(b)Two features of sustainable agriculture are economic viability and ecological integrity. Evaluate the ability of the device in Figure 1 to achieve economic…[8 marks]
  2. 2(c)(i)List THREE factors that may threaten sustainable agriculture.[3 marks]
  3. 2(c)(ii)Using an example, explain how any ONE of the factors listed in (c)(i) may threaten sustainable agriculture.[3 marks]

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